Landscape Design 3
Advanced Site Design
This course introduces students to the landscape architectural design process, emphasizing site inventory, analysis, program, design, and concept development. Objectives of the class include the development of professional-level analysis, design, and presentation graphics for larger scale projects with an emphasis on digital media tools; encouragement to pursue case study research as a basis for improving understanding of a project’s spatial and dimensional characteristics through comparative analysis; and introduction to a more structured design process for larger sites. The project site is the approximately 14-acre Civic Arts Plaza: a regional performing arts and civic center that includes City Hall, the Kavli and Scherr theaters and a five-level parking structure.
Instructor
Francisco Behr
Project Location
Thousand Oaks
LD3-Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza
Student: Tracy Wolk
A redesign of Thousand Oak Civic Arts Plaza
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Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza
Student: Heather Wu
Redevelopment of Civic Arts Plaza in Thousand Oaks CA.
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SCASLA Honorable Mention
Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza Site Redesign
Student: Julia Bennett
We were tasked with redesigning the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza that pursues a cohesive, multi-purpose public cultural and arts center which is connected to its surrounding context.
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LD3 – Civic Arts Plaza Redevelopment
Student: Robert Hancock
LD3 Project to redevelop the Thousand Oaks Civic Center.
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LD3 Final Presentation
Student: Grace Pan
This redesign of the Thousand Oaks Performing Arts Center stems from a direct response to the surrounding context and current site conditions, with the goal of creating a destination that is accessible and valuable to all, for countless generations to come.
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SCASLA Achievement Award
Thousand Oaks Town Square
Student: Calvin Mingione
A conceptual master plan for the redevelopment of the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Center. The project proposes a new town square design that engages residents, city representatives, and visitors in new and innovative ways by providing spaces that are functional, flexible, playful, and inspirational.
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SCASLA Excellence Award
Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza Redevelopment
Student: Jen Moody
A master plan for the re-design of Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza.
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SCASLA Honorable Mention
Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza Redevelopment
Student: Mackenzie Doyle
A site analysis and master plan for the redesign of the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza.
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Civic Arts Center Reimagined
Student: Aimee Kirby
A new design for Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza that creates an identity for the downtown core and transforms the site into a cultural hub.
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Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza
Student: Clayton Daily
A redevelopment plan for a 4 acre public site. A new city hall entrance, a flexible outdoor civic plaza, and a sense of local place are all central features to the new design.